Brady Keeper
| Brady Keeper | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1996 Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | |||||
| Position | Defence | |||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | |||||
Brady Keeper (born June 5, 1996) is a Canadian professional
Playing career
Keeper played junior hockey with the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) from 2013 to 2017 and was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the 2016–17 season. He earned a scholarship to the University of Maine and played two seasons for the NCAA Division I Maine Black Bears, accumulating 57 points in 73 games.
Having gone
As a free agent from the Panthers after completing his third season within the organization, Keeper was signed to a two-year, $1.525 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 28, 2021.[3]
On July 1, 2023, as a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Canucks, Keeper was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[4]
Personal life
Keeper was born and raised in Cross Lake in northern Manitoba and is the first person from Cross Lake First Nation to play in the NHL.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Norway House North Stars | KJHL | 29 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Norman Northstars | MMHL
|
42 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 54 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 58 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 202 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | ||
| 2016–17 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 48 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | ||
| 2017–18 | University of Maine | HE | 37 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Maine | HE | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 61 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Florida Panthers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| MJHL | |
| MJHL All-Rookie Team | 2015 |
| MJHL First All-Star Team | 2016, 2017 |
| Brian Kozak Award (MJHL Top Defenceman) | 2017 |
| Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MJHL Most Valuable Player) | 2017 |
College
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| HE Third All-Star Team | 2019 |
See also
- Notable Aboriginal people of Canada
References
- ^ Warren, Ken (March 29, 2019). "Keeper's NHL debut is a story of inspiration and motivation for northern Canadian communities". Ottawa Sun.
- ^ "Florida Panthers re-sign defenseman Brady Keeper to a one-year contract". Florida Panthers. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Canucks sign Dowling, Keeper and Hunt". Vancouver Canucks. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to one-year contracts with Philippe Maillet and Brady Keeper". NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Friesen, Paul (March 21, 2019). "Against all odds, Cross Lake's Brady Keeper makes the NHL". Winnipeg Sun.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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